and as for the name itself...

according to wikipedia:

Charlie Brown is a lovable loser, a child possessed of endless determination and hope, but who is ultimately dominated by his insecurities and a "permanent case of bad luck"...Usually, Charlie Brown was a representative for everyone going through a time when they feel like nothing ever goes right for them; however, Charlie Brown refuses to give up.

i most definitely feel like most people can relate. i mean, he never really downed himself, yet, due to forces beyond his control, things just seemed to go not-so-well sometimes. but i'm sure, when the cameras weren't around, things were a lot better. i can definitely picturing him partyin with steve aoki and jamming Girl Talk remixes with model bitches. or free-falling into an abyss of moroseness after snoopy died the summer before his sophomore year in high school. either way, he was a cool kid. and "i got a rock" was already taken.